diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 719b453..9a126ed 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.ning</groupId>
             <artifactId>async-http-client</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.5</version>
+            <version>1.9.0</version>
         </dependency>